Kawther Salam's Diary 

Hell Made in Israel (10/7/02)

The Daily Life of Kawther Salam

Daniel Seaman, the Israeli Government Press Office " GPO " director, stopped behind the " Menoah Shabak " , that means " Shabak Forbidden " . " Shabak " means, the " Israeli Intelligence System " . Daniel Seaman the " GPO " director, tried to find " Pretext " to refuse renewing my permanent press card, the " GPO " for the year 2002-2004.

The only " Pretext " that can help this " Rightist Colonel " working under the cover of the " GPO " to refuse renewing my press card just to recommend the " Intelligence Shabak " to sign under my ID NO on the renewing press card form, " Menoah Shabak " !!

Daniel Seaman, was very angry of me when IFJ general secretary Mr. Aidan White took the Issue of renewing my press card for the years " 2002-2004 " to him. Colonel Daiel Seaman accused me of making damages on the Israeli reputation by appealing to International world!!

Dr. Fawaz Kamal, the officer of the Arabic Department Told me either that Mr seaman decided to put his head with my head and to challenge me as I made such of noise for him in the media and because I involved a lawyer to request him concerning the renewal of my press card. He said, you will see later how Seaman will success to put the end of your press card renewal!!

Colonel Daniel Seaman was very angry either when my lawyer Lea Tsemel office requested him about renewing my press card.

Colonel Daiel Seaman asked the Israeli Intelligence Skabak to make him a favors and to write on my renewal press card form and ID, " Forbidden Intelligence Shabak " .

Mr Seaman did this just to deny me the write to renew my press card, But also he controlled my free movement and traveling too??!! This the Israeli Democracy, and how the Director of the press office deal with the Palestinian journalists!! It is " Apartheid Discrimination and Raciest " !!

Mr. Deaglan De Breadum, Foreign Affairs Correspondent, of the " Irish Times " newspaper, wrote: " the International Federation of Journalists, based in Brussels, has taken up the case of a Palestinian journalist who is seeking a renewal of her work permit by the Israeli authorities.

Ms Kawther Salam, who lives in Hebron but is currently on a visit to Ireland, seeks to have her Israeli press card renewed so that she can continue to operate freely as a journalist in Israel and the occupied territories.

The IFJ general secretary, Mr Aidan white, said he had taken up the case of Ms Salam directly with the Israeli government press office during a visit to Jerusalem at the weekend. The IFJ was going to appeal for special consideration to be given in this instance, he said.

Mr White said the IFJ had protested about new rules removing accreditation from Palestinians journalists. " it's a completely inappropriate from of apartheid discrimination against all Palestinians, " he said. the new rules were a blow to dialogue between Palestinian and Israeli Journalists. In view of the bombing of Palestinians broadcasting services, he said there seemed to be a policy of isolating Palestinian media and journalists. Taking up the case of Ms Salam was a way of highlighting the difficulties faced by Palestinian journalists. She was reporting on the actions of the Israeli defense forces in Hebron and was " very much at the front line " .

Ms Salam is visiting Ireland as a guest of Frontline, a Declination of human rights defenders. Ms Mary Lawlor, said there was a strong human rights dimension to Ms Salam's work. She is a correspondent for Al-Ittihad and Al-Hayat Jadida.

This article was all what made Daiel Seaman angry about me and let him recommended the Intelligence Shabak to write under my ID NO " Forbidden Intelligence Shabak " !!

Now I pay the Price of that. This is the tool of my crime just trying to renewing my press card!! My lawyer told me today all of this story, She said The Intelligence were recommended to put under your name Forbidden Shabak since we start appealing and requesting Daniel Seaman renewing your Press card.